Rins' Nightmare: Yamaha's V4 Engine Struggles

0:00It's April 3rd, you're listening to F1 News today, AI-powered coverage of your team. I'm Cory with the story. Alex Rins had a nightmare weekend at the United States Grand Prix with Yamaha's M1 bike plagued by electronic glitches from the jump. He finished debt last at Austin, a track where he's won before with other teams, and his raw frustration spilled out in ways we haven't heard much, from him this season. Yamaha bet big on redesigning the bike around a new V4 engine for 2026, aiming for the future rags in 2027, but it's left. Riders like Rins and Fabio Corderaro, way off the pace so far. Rins called it straight, saying he fell useless on the machine, couldn't turn it, and straight up wondered what the hell he was doing there. Friday practiced wrecked both his bikes. They fixed just one without his best setup, landing him 21st and qualifying, over two seconds off the W. Top and half a second behind the next guy. More gremlins hit in the sprint and main race by throttle not responding

1:02and a fuel pump issue forcing a late-pid exit. He ended up over 11 seconds behind the other Yamaha's, with just three points total this year, making it tough to stay motivated at 30 years. Old? Now whispers are growing about Rins' spot next year, even as Yamaha loses Corderaro to Honda. They're weighing if he fits the long game and these. Results sure ain't help in his case.